1989 Suzuka


9 April 1989 - Suzuka (J): Round 1, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
82 laps of a 3.641 mile/5.859 km circuit - 298.531 miles/480.438 kms were completed.
Weather: cold, windy


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 61 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Mauro Baldi (I)
Kenny Acheson (GB)*
Jochen Mass (D)*
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 04 Team Sauber Mercedes 82 2:48:58,453  1. C1 4. 1:53,474 
2. 62 Kenny Acheson (GB)
Jochen Mass (D)^
Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)^
Mauro Baldi (I)*
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 82 2:49:04,634  2. C1 30. 2:05,831 
3. 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 007 Joest Racing 82 2:50:52,135  3. C1 10. 1:55,191 
4. 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)
Toshio Suzuki (J)
Nissan R88C R88C-5 Nissan Motorsports International 81 2:49:12,134  4. C1 7. 1:54,518 
5. 2 John Nielsen (DK)
Andy Wallace (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 688 Silk Cut Jaguar 81 2:49:15,505  5. C1 12. 1:55,307 
6. 36 Hitoshi Ogawa (J)
Paolo Barilla (I)
Geoff Lees (GB)*
Toyota 89C-V 003 Toyota Team Tom's 81 2:50:00,508  6. C1 2. 1:51,553 
7. 34 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)
Stanley Dickens (S)
Porsche 962C 134 Porsche Alméras Montpellier (Advan Alpha Nova) 81 2:50:04,731  7. C1 13. 1:56,258 
8. 16 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR)
Uwe Schaefer (D)*
Harald Huysman (D)*
Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)*
Porsche 962C 005BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 81 2:50:20,490  8. C1 25. 2:00,740 
9. 11 Masanori Sekiya (J)
Hideki Okada (J)
Porsche 962CK6 CK6-01 Porsche Kremer Racing (Leyton House Racing Team) 81 2:50:35,193  9. C1 14. 1:56,636 
10. 72 Harald Grohs (D)
Akihiko Nakaya (J)
Porsche 962C 132 Obermaier Primagaz (From A Racing) 81 2:50:40,155  10. C1 5. 1:53,928 
11. 24 Masahiro Hasemi (J)
Anders Olofsson (S)
Nissan R88C R88C-7 Nissan Motorsports International 81 2:50:50,765  11. C1 6. 1:54,347 
12. 55 Vern Schuppan (AUS)
Eje Elgh (S)
Porsche 962C 008 Team Davey (Omron Racing Team) 80 2:50:27,674  12. C1 9. 1:55,084 
13. 100 George Fouché (ZA)
Steven Andskar (S)
Porsche 962C GTi 106B Richard Lloyd Racing (Trust Racing Team) 79 2:49:31,473  13. C1 8. 1:54,770 
14. 13 Pascal Fabre (F)
Alessandro Santin (I)
Cougar C22S Porsche 03 Courage Competition 79 2:51:05,336  14. C1 26. 2:00,789 
15. 17 Jochen Dauer (D)
Franz Konrad (A)
Porsche 962C 133 Dauer Racing 78 2:49:05,386  15. C1 24. 2:00,270 
16. 40 Kazuo Mogi (J)
Kenji Takahashi (J)
Keiti Tutiya (J)*
Porsche 962C 111 Swiss Team Salamin (Advan Alpha Tomei) 78 2:49:43,753  16. C1 21. 1:58,722 
17. 201 Takashi Yorino (J)
Tetsuya Oota (J)
Mazda 767 002 Mazdaspeed 77 2:49:01,180  1. GTP 17. 1:57,715 
18. 6 Walter Brun (CH)
Jésus Pareja (E)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)*
Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)*
Gregor Foitek (CH)*
Porsche 962C 004BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 77 2:49:35,969  17. C1 23. 1:59,728 
19. 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Tiff Needell (GB)
Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 76 2:50:10,230  18. C1 22. 1:58,966 
20. 37 Geoff Lees (GB)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Paolo Barilla (I)*
Toyota 89C-V 006 Toyota Team Tom's 75 2:49:00,633  19. C1 1. 1:50,635 
21. 85 Takao Wada (J)
Akio Morimoto (J)
Nissan R88V 88G-1 Nissan Motorsports Int'l (Cabin Racing Team with Le Mans) 74 2:49:24,983  20. C1 11. 1:55,250 
22. 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Jürgen Barth (D)
Porsche 962C 138 Team Davey 71 2:50:37,065  21. C1 27. 2:01,052 
23. 101 Fermin Velez (E)
Nick Adams (GB)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 63 2:51:15,204  1. C2 33. 2:06,309 
24. 50 Roland Ratzenberger (A)
Keiichi Suzuki (J)
Toyota 89C-V 004 Toyota Team Tom's (SARD) 62 2:49:53,512  22. C1 20. 1:58,646 
DSQ 108 John Sheldon (GB)
Leif Lindström (S)
Tiga GC289 Ford 368 Roy Baker Racing 47 2:50:35,015/Assisted start   C2 35. 2:14,684 
DNF 1 Jan Lammers (NL)
Patrick Tambay (F)
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 80 Out of fuel   C1 3. 1:53,319 
DNF 22 Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Wayne Taylor (ZA)^
Spice SE89C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 32 Electrics   C1 28. 2:02,589 
DNF 5 Harald Huysman (B)
Juha Varjosaari (SF)^
Walter Brun (CH)*
Jesus Pareja (E)*
Porsche 962C 003BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 23 Accident   C1 18. 1:57,744 
DNF 10 Bruno Giacomelli (I)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)^
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/88 Porsche Kremer Racing 16 Engine   C1 16. 1:57,397 
DNF 8 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)^
Porsche 962C 004 Joest Racing 15 Gearbox   C1 29. 2:04,676 
DNF 107 Jari Nurminen (SF)
Luigi Taverna (I)^
Tiga GC289 Ford 372 Tiga Race Team 11 Electrics   C2 34. 2:07,299 
DNF 21 Eliseo Salazar (RCH)
Ray Bellm (GB)^
Thorkild Thyrring (DK)^
Spice SE89C Ford 004 Spice Engineering 5 Water leak   C1 15. 1:56,951 
DNF 202 Yoshimi Katayama (J)
Yojiro Terada (J)^
Mazda 767B 001 Mazdaspeed 4 Gearbox   GTP 19. 1:58,024 
DNF 103 Almo Coppelli (I)
Bernard Thuner (CH)^
Spice SE88C Ford 002 France Prototeam 3 Electrics   C2 31. 2:05,860 
DNS 26 Henri Pescarolo (F)
Alain Ferté (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 005 France Prototeam   Engine   C1 32. 2:06,187 
DNQ 29 Franco Scapini (I)
Gianfranco Tacchino (I)
Lancia LC2/89 008 Mussato Action Car   Electrics   C1 36. 3:16,812 
DNA 18 David Leslie (GB)
Brian Redman (GB)
Aston Martin AMR1 01 Aston Martin       C1    

 

Winning Time: 2h48m58.453, 106.003 mph/170.596 kph
Fastest Lap: Jan Lammers #1 (Jaguar XJR-9), 1m57.549, 111.496 mph/179.435 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 31/12/03
By Darren Galpin
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